Curtain rod



Jan. 30, 1940. B. E. MORIARTY 2,188,738

CURTAIN ROD Filed June 25, 1938 l INVENTOR.

Elenedmt E. Mortal-'tg Patented Jan. 3o, 1940 PATENT OFFICE CURTAIN ROD l `Benedict E'. Moriarty, Kenosha, Wis.

Application ,June 25,

. 1 Claim.

This invention appertains to curtain rods, and

-more particularly to rods of the type used at the bottom and top edges of curtains, which are employed over the glass panes of doors and the like. 5 One general type of this rod is shown in the Letters Patent to Moller No. 1,326,951, issued January 6, 1920.

One of the primary objects of kmy invention is to provide an extensible curtain `rodhaving integral supporting feet at its outer ends,` provided with keyhole slots for receiving the heads of screws or nails carried by the door, sash, orv Sash frame, with novel means for preventing the accidental displacement of the heads from the slots.

Where curtain rods are provided with keyhole elements incident to the opening and closing of a door or sash carrying the curtain.

In accordance `with my invention, seats are provided at the narrow ends of the keyhole slots for receiving the Shanks of the fastening elements, whereby movement of the rod on the fastening 'elements and the displacement of the rod is prevented.

With these and other objects in View, theinvention consists in the novel construction, ar-

rangement, and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed, land illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in

which drawing:

Figure-1 isa front elevation showing a pair of my rods in use for supporting a curtain, the fastening elements at the left-hand side of the rods being shown in section.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary front elevation showing one end of one rod.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary longitudinal section through one'rod, taken on `the line 3-3 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numerals 5 and 6 indicate upper and lower rods for supportinga curtain l. The rods 5 and 6 are of identical construction, and, hence, only one will be described in detail.

Each rod includes an outer telescoping section 8 and an inner telescoping section 9. These sections are arranged to extensibly adjust the length slots, the Same canbe quickly and easily attached in place, but much diiculty is encountered with the rods slipping oif the heads of the fastening 1938, Serial No. 215,726

of the rod by slipping backward and forward within one another. The outer ends ofthe rod Sections 8 and 9 have formed thereon laterally and outwardly extending attaching feet I0. These feet are adapted to iit flush vaaginst the surface to `which they are to be attached, and each foot has formed therein akeyhole slot II. The `enlarged portions II of the slots are disposed innermost.

In use of rods of this type, the same are threaded through the upper and lower hems of a curtain, and headed fastening elements I2 are driven into the member which is yto carry the curtain. The heads of the fastening elements are insertedthrough' the enlarged portions II' rof vthe keyhole Slots II,.after which the rod sections vare slid outwardly, so that the Shanks of the fastening elements will be disposed in the narrow portions of the keyhole slots, with the heads of the fastening elements out of alinement with the enlarged portions I I of the keyhole Slots.

` The rods have a tendency to work back and forth on the fastening elements, and in many instances the rods are displaced from the fastening elements. To overcome this difliculty, and in accordance with my invention, I provide notches or seats I3 in the longitudinal walls of the slots II `at the narrow endsfthereof. These notches I3 receive the Shanks of the fastening elements, and the rods are held firmly against Sliding movement on the fastening elements. Where the curtain is Slightly stretched during the placing of the rods in position, the curtain will draw the rods toward one another, so that the fastening elements will be tightly held in the seats or notches I3. f

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or the scope of my invention, but what I claimas new is:

In an extensible curtain rod, a pair oftelescoping sections, fiat attaching feet carried by the outer ends of said Sections having key-hole slots for detachably receiving headed fastening ele- .ments, the walls of Said slots at the narrow ends thereof being provided with laterally extending notches disposed at an angle to the longitudinal center of said slots receiving the Shanks of the fastening elements when the rod is fastened in place and when transverse pull is exerted on the rod, whereby the fastening elements will be held out of the slots and in said notches.

BENEDICT E. MORIARTY. 

